Victorian Alps

Victorian Alps
Victoria Alps, High Plains, High Country, The Alps

Mount Hotham, looking towards Mount Feathertop (2nd highest peak) in summer; during winter the alps are covered in snow.
Highest point
Peak Mount Bogong
Elevation

1,986 m (6,516 ft)

[1] AHD
Coordinates 36°43′56″S 147°18′21″E / 36.73222°S 147.30583°E / -36.73222; 147.30583[2]
Dimensions
Length

400 km (250 mi)

NE-SW (approx)
Width

200 km (120 mi)

E-W (approx)
Area

5,199 km2 (2,007 sq mi)

[3]
Geography
Victorian Alps

Location of the Victorian Alps in Victoria

Country Australia
State/Province Victoria
Range coordinates 36°44′S 147°18′E / 36.73°S 147.3°E / -36.73; 147.3Coordinates: 36°44′S 147°18′E / 36.73°S 147.3°E / -36.73; 147.3[4]
Parent range Great Dividing Range
Borders on New South Wales
Geology
Age of rock Devonian
Type of rock Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic

The Victorian Alps, an extensive mountain range that forms the southern part of the Australian Alps located in the Australian state of Victoria, is part of the Great Dividing Range, an IBRA sub-bioregion of approximately 519,866 hectares (1,284,620 acres),[3] and an administrative sub-region bordering the Gippsland and Hume regions.

Location and features

Comprising the Bogong High Plains, Bowen Range, Cathedral Range, Cobberas Range, and numerous other smaller ranges, the Victorian Alps include the Alpine Shire, parts of the East Gippsland Shire, and some parts of the Mansfield Shire local government areas. The alps are sometimes called the High Plains or High Country,

The highest peak in the range is Mount Bogong at an elevation of 1,986 metres (6,516 ft) AHD, which is also the highest peak in Victoria.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Bogong, Australia". Peakbagger.com.
  2. "Mount Bogong". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  3. 1 2 "Australia's bioregions (IBRA)". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Commonwealth of Australia. 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  4. "Victoria Alps (sic)". Peakbagger.com.
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